PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (04): (OR) O157, soynut butter, preschool

E. coli — United States
A total of 6 people, including at least 3 children, have been infected with _E. coli_ at Montessori preschool of Alameda in Northeast Portland [Multnomah County]. [So far] 4 of the people, including 2 children, had the O157:H7 strain of _E. coli_ identified, which health officials say is the most severe type of the bacterium. 2 of those cases [so far] genetically matched the strain found in the recalled IM Healthy SoyNut Butter that sickened 16 other people in 9 states. 2 other children in